The 55th Annual

Southern Forest Insect

Work Conference

July 23-26, 2013

JW Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana

Artwork submitted by Kier Klepzig

Don Grosman, SFIWC Chair

John Riggins, Local Arrangements

Will Shepherd, Secretary-Treasurer

Stephen Clarke and Kelly Oten, Program Chairs

SFIWC

55th

Southern Forest Insect Work Conference

July 23-26, 2013

JW Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Tuesday, July 23rd

1:00 – 2:45 pm Southern Pine Beetle Working Group (Maurepas)

Status of SPB outbreak in MS. – Jim Meeker.

SPB Prevention Program. – John Nowak.

Evaluation of the efficacy of SPB prevention program. – Jim

Meeker and John Nowak.

The endo daze: All the lure-id details. – Ron Billings.

Ips, I caught Mono. – Stephen Clarke.

New Insights into Dendroctonus Host Recognition. – Dave

Wakarchuk.

SPB Data Portal. – Tony Courter.

3:00 – 7:00 pm Meeting Registration (3rd

floor lobby)

5:00 – 5:30 pm Executive Team Meeting (Maurepas)

5:30 – 6:00 pm A.D. Hopkins Award Committee

6:00 – 8:00 pm Mixer and Reception (Ile de France I & II)

Wednesday, July 24th

Breakfast on your own

7:30 – 12:00 Registration (3rd

floor lobby)

General Session. (Ile de France I & II)

8:00 – 8:05 Welcome – Don Grosman, SFIWC Chair

8:05 – 8:30 Opening Business Meeting

8:30 - 9:00 Opening Presentation: Releafing New Orleans with Volunteer Tree

Troopers. Jean Fahr, Pathway Partners.

9:00 – 10:00 30 Years of the A. D. Hopkins Award: Honoring Southern Forest

Entomologists. Participants include past winners and the forest

entomologists they will be honoring.

1986 Robert N. Coulson - Roy Beckwith, Rudy Franklin, & Dac

Crossley

1988 Ronald F. Billings - Peter Vité and Bob Gara

1989 Frederick M. Stephen - Lloyd Warren and Lynne Thompson

1995 Fred P. Hain - Arnie Drooz and Felton Hastings

2002 Forrest L. Oliveria - William Gibson

2009 Scott Salom - Cal Morris and John Taylor

2010 Kier Klepzig - Stan Barras and Thelma Perry

10:00 – 10:30 Break and Group Photos

10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: Cost-Effective Forest Health Protection and Research on

a Shrinking Budget. – Stephen Clarke, Moderator

Southern Pine Beetle Program Funding – Management Decisions

for Fluctuating Budgets and Population Levels. John Nowak.

USDA Forest Service, Asheville, NC.

Gypsy Moth: Slow the Spread or Watch the Spread? Wes

Nettleton, USDA Forest Service, Atlanta, GA.

TCD/WTB: are we TCB? Paul Merten. USDA Forest Service,

Asheville, NC.

Discussion.

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (on your own)

1:30 – 3:10 Graduate Student Session

John Formby and Angela Mech, Co-Moderators

A Parallel Comparison of the Response of Three Tsuga sp. and

Adelges tsugae Over Time to the Infestation of Adelges tsugae. –

Mary Talley & Fred Hain; North Carolina State University,

Raleigh, NC.

Biology of Scymnus (Pullus) coniferarum and its Potential as a

Biological Control Agent of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid,

Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in Southwest Virginia. –

Molly Darr, Scott M. Salom, Loke T. Kok, & Tom McAvoy;

Dept. of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Colonization and Reproductive Success of Laricobius osakensis

(Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a Predator of the Hemlock Woolly

Adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). – Katlin

Mooneyham, Scott Salom, Loke Kok, Donald Mullins, & Carrie

Jubb; Dept. of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Assessing the Establishment of Predatory Beetles Released to

Control the Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. – Cera E. Jones1,

Nathan P. Havill2, James L. Hanula

3, Kamal J. K. Gandhi

4, & S.

Kristine Braman5;

1Dept of Entomology, University of Georgia,

Athens, GA; 2USDA Forest Service, NRS, Hamden, CT;

3USDA

Forest Service, SRS, Athens, GA; 4Warnell School of Forestry and

Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; 5University

of Georgia, Dept. of Entomology, Griffin, GA.

The Potential for Laurel Wilt Disease-Induced Host Switching in

the Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes). – Adam Chupp

& Loretta Battaglia; Dept. of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois

University, Carbondale, IL.

Cold tolerance of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus

glabratus Eichoff. – John Formby, Natraj Krishnan, & John

Riggins; Dept. of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology,

and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi

State, MS.

Projecting Dispersal of Subtropical Tamarisk Beetles towards

Habitat of Endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatchers. – James

L. Tracy, Allen E. Knutson2, & Robert N. Coulson; Dept. of

Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; 2Texas

AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Dallas, TX.

Modeling Endemic Bark Beetle Populations in Southwestern

Ponderosa Pine Forests. – Christopher Garza1, Barbara Bentz

2,

Andrew Birt1, & Robert Coulson

1;

1Texas A&M University,

College Station, TX; 2USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain

Research Station, Logan, UT.

From Canopies to Streams: Effects of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid-

Induced Forest Changes on Benthic Invertebrates. – Chris Strohm

& Lynne Rieske-Kinney; Dept. of Entomology, University of

Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

3:10 – 3:30 Break

3:30 – 5:10 Graduate Student Session

Oviposition and Larval Development of Sirex nigricornis F. in

Arkansas. – Jessica A. Hartshorn, Larry D. Galligan, David J.

Dalzotto, & Fred. M Stephen; Dept. of Entomology, University of

Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.

Host Attractants for Ibalia leucospoides ensiger, a Parasitoid of

Siricids in North America. – Derek Robertson1, Brian Sullivan

2,

William Shepherd2, James Meeker

3, Wood Johnson

3, & Kamal

Gandhi1;

1Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,

University of Georgia, Athens, GA; 2USDA Forest Service, SRS,

Pineville, LA; 3USDA Forest Service, FHP, Pineville, LA.

Mapping Areas Covered by Hemlocks to Estimate Potential Gaps

in the Forest Canopy Following Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Infestations in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. – Tuula

Kantola1, Maria Tchakerian

1, Päivi Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa

2,

Robert Coulson1, & Douglas Streett

3;

1Dept. of Entomology, Texas

A&M University, College Station, TX; 2Dept. of Forest Sciences,

University of Helsinki, Finland; 3USDA Forest Service, SRS,

Pineville, LA.

Matsucoccus macrocicatrices: A New Distribution and Potential

Threat to Eastern White Pine in the Southeast. – Angela M.

Mech1, David R. Coyle

1, Michelle Cram

2, Chris Asaro

3, Penelope

J. Gullan4, Lyn G. Cook

5, & Kamal J.K. Gandhi

1;

1Warnell School

of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens,

GA; 2USDA-Forest Service, FHP, Athens, GA;

3Virginia Dept. of

Forestry, Charlottesville, VA; 4Division of Evolution, Ecology &

Genetics, The Research School of Biology, The Australian

National University Canberra, Australia; 5School of Biological

Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

From Small to Large: Do Long-term Concentrations of

Imidacloprid and Olefin Vary Among Differing Sizes of Hemlock

Trees? – Elizabeth P. Benton1, R. Jesse Webster

2, Carla I. Coots

1,

Richard Cowles3, Anthony Lagalante

4, & Jerome F. Grant

1;

1University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN;

2Great Smoky

Mountains National Park, NPS, Gatlinburg, TN; 3Connecticut

Agricultural Experiment Station, Windsor, CT; 4Villanova

University, Villanova, PA.

Evaluating Techniques for Artificially Infesting Hemlocks (Tsuga

spp.) with the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae). –

Zaidee Powers1, Robert Jetton

1, Bud Mayfield

2, Fred Hain

1, &

John Frampton1;

1North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC;

2USDA Forest Service, SRS, Asheville, NC.

Estimating Spatial Pattern and Extent of Hemlock Mortality after

HWA Infestation in Linville River Gorge via Aerial Imagery. –

Sheryl Strauch1, Tuula Kantola

2, Maria Tchakerian

1, Robert

Coulson1, & Douglas Streett

3;

1Knowledge Engineering

Laboratory, Dept. of Entomology, Texas A&M University,

College Station, TX; 2Dept. of Forest Sciences, University of

Helsinki, Finland; 3USDA Forest Service, SRS, Pineville, LA.

An Opportunistic Fungus May Impact Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp

Populations in North America. – Ignazio Graziosi & Lynne

Rieske-Kinney; Dept. of Entomology, University of Kentucky,

Lexington, KY.

Juvabione and Other Defense Compounds Found in Fraser Fir. -

David Bednar & Fred Hain; North Carolina State University,

Raleigh, NC.

7:00 - 9:00 Banquet, Photo Salon, and R. F. Anderson Award (Ile de France I & II)

Thursday, July 25th

Breakfast on your own

8:30 – 10:00 Concurrent Session 1

A. Marketing Strategies for Research, Teaching, and Extension in Forest

Entomology without Pestilence as the Principal Driver. (Maurepas)

Robert Coulson, Moderator

Abstract: Historically the funding base for research in forest entomology has

been tied to the roles that insects play as pests. In turn, teaching forest

entomology has emphasized the roles that insects play as pests. The extension

arm of forest entomology (the State forestry organizations and FHP) has also

been justified on the basis of providing advice (and assistance) on suppression

and prevention in response to the negative effects caused by forest insects. The

pestilence model that has worked well in the past may not be as easily justified

in the context of forest values today. This workshop will provide a discussion of

the consequences of not being able to justify forest entomology solely from a

foundation based on pestilence. Input will be sought from the research, teaching,

and extension communities. The output from the workshop will serve as the

initial dialog for a more rigorous investigation of an expanded agenda the forest

entomology enterprise.

Scott Salom: Professor, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech.

Brian Strom: Research Entomologist, -Insects, Diseases, and

Invasive Plants - USDA Forest Service, SRS.

Kier Klepzig: Assistant Director –Threats to Forest Health - USDA

Forest Service, SRS.

Wesley Nettleton: Regional Director, USDA Forest Service, FHP.

B. Advances in Modeling Alien Forest Insect Invasions. (Frontenac)

Frank Koch and John Riggins, Moderators

Overcoming a Lack of Biological Data in Modeling Alien

Forest Insect Invasions. – John Riggins1, John Formby

1, Jamie

Dinkins2, Kevin Chase

1, Kamal Gandhi

2, and Natraj Krishnan

1.

1Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology,

and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville; 2Warnell School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens.

Invasive Species Risk at the County Scale: Balancing

Introduction Potential, Environmental Suitability, and

Resources at Risk. – Kevin Bigsby1,2

, Dan Borchert1, and David

Christie1,2

; 1USDA APHIS CPHST PERAL,

2NCSU Center for

Integrative Pest Management, both in Raleigh, NC.

Economic Analysis of Biological Invasions in Forests. – Tom

Holmes, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station,

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Modeling Alien Forest Insect Invasions: Can We Adequately

Account for Humans? – Frank Koch1 and Denys Yemshanov

2;

1USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Research

Triangle Park, NC; 2Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest

Service, Sault Ste. Marie, ON.

National sampling design and supporting risk map products

for the emerald ash borer. – Marla Downing1, Ian Leinwand

1,

John Withrow1, Paul Chaloux

2, Joseph Beckwith

3,

1USDA Forest

Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, Fort Collins,

CO; 2USDA APHIS PPQ, Riverdale, MD;

3USDA APHIS PPQ,

Raleigh, NC.

C. Open Session. (Conde) Kelly Oten, Moderator

Systemic injections for protection of loblolly pine from

southern pine beetle and associated fungi. – Don Grosman1 and

Stephen Clarke2;

1Arborjet, Woburn, MA;

2USDA Forest Service,

FHP, Lufkin, TX.

Making forest entomology cool: the Backyard Bark Beetles

project, and the Bark Beetle Academy. – Jiri Hulcr, University

of Florida School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the

USDA Forest Service, Gainesville, FL.

Lab Assessment of Hybridization Among Three Laricobius

Species, Predators of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. – Melissa J.

Fischer1, Nathan P. Havill

2, Carlyle C. Brewster

1, Scott M. Salom

1,

and Loke T. Kok1; 1Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; 2USDA

Forest Service, NRS, Hamden, CT.

Breeding hemlocks for restoration. – Ben Smith, NC State

University and the Alliance for Saving Threatened Forests.

10:00 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00 Concurrent Session 2

A. Status of Emerald Ash Borer in the South: Research and Management

Approaches. (Maurepas) Scott Salom, Moderator

Abstract: Emerald ash borer (EAB) is quickly marching into the South and is

currently established in KY, TN, VA, and NC. It will not be long before it

invades neighboring states. The status of the incursions and activities used to

address this pest either by assessing impacts, slowing its spread, or

implementing IPM suppression tactics will be presented. The USFS has worked

closely with USDA APHIS and ARS, and state agencies to mitigate the impact

and spread of this insect in other regions. As the insect spreads through the

South, the USFS’ role to conduct research to manage this pest will be discussed.

Can we save our ash? Integrating biological control and

chemical suppression – Lynne Rieske-Kinney, Dept. of

Entomology, University of Kentucky.

EAB activities in Tennessee: Three Years After… – Jerome

Grant1, Kenneth J. Copley

2, Steve D. Powell

3, and Gregory J.

Wiggins1.

1Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology,

University of Tennessee, 2USDA APHIS PPQ, Murfreesboro, TN,

3Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture, Nashville, TN.

EAB in Virginia: What have we learned and where do we go

from here? – Chris Asaro, Virginia Dept of Forestry.

Biocontrol opportunities and challenges – Michael Ulyshen,

USFS, SRS, Starkville, MS.

USDA Response to EAB – Bob Rabaglia, USFS, FHP,

Washington Office.

Workshop Discussion

B. Buggin’ the Next Generation. (Frontenac) Stacy Blomquist,

Moderator

Abstract: Encouraging and equipping entomologists to outreach and share their

love of entomology; providing ideas, tools, and techniques on how to spark

interest in the younger generations.

B the Buzz – Kim Pope, Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator,

LSUAgCenter.

Public Programming at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and

Insectarium (ABGI) – Jayme Necaise (Director of Animal and

Visitor Programs) and Zack Lemann (Animal and Visitor

Programs Manager), ABGI.

Using Insects as Educational Tools – Amanda Rose Newton,

North Georgia College & State University, and Stacy Blomquist,

USFS, SRS.

C. Open Session. (Conde) Stephen Clarke, Moderator

Dieback of southern pines: etiology and management

recommendations. – D.R. Coyle, J.T. Nowak, K.D. Klepzig, W.J.

Otrosina, W.D. Smith, F.H. Koch, L. M. Morris, and K.J.K.

Gandhi, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Variability in SPB trap efficiency: Causes and impact on

population measurement. – Brian Sullivan, Southern Research

Station, Pineville, LA.

One year later: from college grad to federal employee. – Anna

Greis, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Atlanta,

GA.

Proper insect labeling: for the record. – Stephen Clarke, USDA

Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Lufkin, TX.

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 – 6:00 Afternoon activities

Frontalis Cup, Frustrana Cup (Rock n Bowl; 1:45), Insectarium

Tours

6:00 – 8:00 Poster Session and Reception (Ile de France I & II)

Friday, July 26th

Breakfast on your own

8:00 – 9:30 Concurrent Session 3

A. Spatial Aspects of Forest Insect Biology/Ecology. (Maurepas)

Brian Strom and John Reeve, Moderators

Trapped into seeing LA-MS. – Stephen Clarke, USDA Forest

Service, FHP, Lufkin, TX.

Photos of fragmented forests frequently facing frontalis in

Mississippi. – Jim Meeker, USDA Forest Service, FHP, Pineville,

LA.

Quantifying edge behavior and dispersal in bark beetles and

natural enemies. – John Reeve, Southern Illinois University,

Carbondale, IL.

Discussion

B. Beyond the National Insect and Disease Risk Map: Charting a course

forward. (Frontenac) Frank Sapio, Moderator

National Insect and Disease Risk Map (NIDRM), Old tool , a

new look. – Frank J. Sapio. Director, Forest Health Technology

Enterprise team (FHTET).

NIDRM Host Maps, other uses for Forest Health Protection. –

James Ellenwood, National Program Manager, Remote Sensing,

FHP FHTET.

A New Tool for Invasive Species Risk Assessments. – Marla

Downing, National Program Manager, Invasive Species

information, FHP, FHTET.

9:30 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 11:30 Concurrent Session 4

A. Host Location and Assessment by Forest Insect Pests and Their

Associates. (Maurepas)

Robert M. Jetton and Albert E. (Bud) Mayfield, Moderators

Abstract: Locating suitable susceptible hosts in a timely and efficient manner is

key to the successful invasion and utilization of forest ecosystems by forest

insects. The issue is even more complex for the predators and parasitoids that

feed on these invaders who are often required to identify prey that are well-

camouflaged or feed in concealed locations. Insects can utilize a number of

visual, auditory, olfactory or other cues to overcome these obstacles. This

session will explore these topics for both native and exotic forest insect pests

and their natural enemies.

Sirex noctilio detects a wide range of pine volatiles – Katalin

Böröczky, Fred Hain, and Coby Schal: Department of

Entomology, NC State University

Variation in lodgepole pine chemical and physical

characteristics: the influence on host selection and use

behaviors of mountain pine beetle – Kimberly F. Wallin1, Daniel

S. Ott2, and Alvin Yanchuk

3:

1University of Vermont;

2Oregon

State University; 3BC Ministry of Forests

The redbay ambrosia beetle uses stem silhouette diameter as a

visual host-finding cue - Albert E. Mayfield1 and Cavell

Brownie2:

1USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station;

2Department of Statistics, NC State University

Host quality assessment in parasitoids of concealed hosts –

Michael Ulyshen: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research

Station

B. Economics of Beetle Prevention/Thinning/Forest Health Activities.

(Frontenac) Andrew Londo, Moderator

Protect your pine plantation investment by thinning. – James E.

Henderson, Andrew J. Londo, John Riggins, Steve Dicke, James

Floyd, & Butch Bailey.

Risk Perceptions of Invasive Pests in Mississippi. – Jason J.

Gordon, James E. Henderson, and Andrew J. Londo.

Mississippi’s comprehensive southern pine beetle prevention

program: Implementation and economic contribution. – James

Henderson, Andrew Londo, Jason Gordon, John Kushla, Steve

Dicke, James Floyd, Butch Bailey, and John Riggins.

C. Landscape and Macro Photography Techniques and an Update on the

Bugwood Network. (Conde ) Ron Billings and Keith Douce,

Moderators

Winning techniques for landscape photography and keys to

taking macro photographs of insects and damage. – Ron

Billings, Manager of Forest Health with Texas A&M Forest

Service and a recognized photographer.

The Latest on the Bugwood Network. – Keith Douce, Co-

Director of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health,

University of Georgia.

11:30 – 12:15 Closing Business Meeting (Maurepas)

SFIWC 2013 POSTERS Thursday, July 25

th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Ile de France I & II

Jess Hartshorn & Chandler Barton, Co-Moderators

1. Guatemala: Place of Many Trees; Place of Many Bark Beetles. Ronald F. Billings; Texas

A&M Forest Service, College Station, TX.

2. Trunk Injection of Emamectin Benzoate: Long-term Control of Emerald Ash Borer

and the Wound Response of Ash Trees. Joseph Doccola1, David Smitley

2, Terrance Davis

2,

John Aiken3, David Cox

4, Peter Wild

1, and Donald Grosman

1;

1Arborjet Inc., Woburn, MA,

2Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI,

3Arborjet Inc., Macomb, MI,

4Syngenta Crop

Protection LLC, Madera, CA.

3. Management of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly on Gumbo Limbo in South Florida. Joseph

Doccola1, JB Torrish

2, Jim Maler

3, Douglas Bush

4, Stephen Wyka

1, and Donald Grosman

1;

1Arborjet Inc., Woburn, MA,

2Arborjet Inc., Dora, FL,

3All Florida Pest Control, Hollywood,

FL, 4Douglas Pest Control Inc., Homestead, FL.

4. Who’s doing that? Colonization and breakdown of litter in streams threatened by

Hemlock decline. Chris Strohm; University of Kentucky, Dept. of Entomology.

5. Forests of the future: Simulating changes in forests invaded by emerald ash borer. Abe

Levin-Nielsen and Lynne Rieske-Kinney; University of Kentucky, Dept. of Entomology.

6. Remote sensing and spatial analysis can be used to track local dispersal of an exotic

invader. Ignazio Graziosi and Lynne Rieske-Kinney; University of Kentucky, Dept. of

Entomology.

7. Comparative reproductive success of wild caught and naturalized field collected cohorts

versus F1 laboratory reared Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae). Dragana

Trninic, Joseph D. Culin, William C. Bridges Jr., Christopher A. Saski, and LayLa W.

Burgess; Clemson University, Dept of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

8. Protecting American pine forests: an assessment of potentially invasive beetle-fungus

pathogens in Asia. Craig C. Bateman1 and Jiri Hulcr

1,2;

1University of Florida,

2USDA

Forest Service, Gainesville, FL.

9. Invertebrate biodiversity and activity on the invasive plant garlic mustard (Alliaria

petiolata) in Vermont. Chenin K. Limback1, Anna L. Carragee

1, Megan L Yanney

1, and

Kimberly F. Wallin1,2

; 1Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources,

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT.

10. Effects of species, hybridization, and conspecific feeding on the prey seeking behavior of

adelgid predators, Laricobius spp. Arielle L. Arsenault1, Albert E. Mayfield

2, Nathan P.

Havil3, and Kimberly F. Wallin

1;

1Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources,

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2USDA Forest Service, Asheville, NC,

3USDA

Forest Service, Hamden, CT.

11. A shady situation: Evaluating the effect of shade on hemlock woolly adelgid densities on

potted hemlock seedlings. Albert Mayfield1 and Robert Jetton

2;

1USDA Forest Service,

Southern Research Station, Asheville, NC, 2 North Carolina State University, Camcore, Dept.

of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, NC.

12. Elucidating the role of rhizophagous weevils in southern pine dieback. David R. Coyle1,

Kier D. Klepzig2, and Kamal J.K. Gandhi

1;

1 Warnell School of Forestry and Natural

Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2USDA Forest Service, Asheville, NC.

13. Design and evaluation of live traps for Monochamus species and estimation of egg load

in field-collected adults. Ryan P. Rastok, Larry D. Galligan, and Fred M. Stephen;

University of Arkansas, Dept of Entomology, Fayetteville, AR.

14. Community interactions of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Rubus species, and

invertebrates in Vermont forests. Anna L. Carragee1, Chenin Limback

1, and Kimberly F.

Wallin1,2;

, 1Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of

Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2USDA Forest Service, South Burlington, VT.

15. Green Lacewing Predation and Balsam Woolly Adelgid Fluorescence. Allen C. Cohen,

Micah J. Gardner, and Fred P. Hain; North Carolina State University, Dept. of Entomology,

Raleigh, NC.

16. Post Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Damage: Hemlock Assessment in the Southeastern U.S.

LayLa W. Burgess; Clemson University, School of Agricultural, Forest, & Environmental

Sciences, Clemson, SC.

17. Survey for potential natural enemies for control of thousand cankers disease on black

walnuts in east Tennessee. K.A. Nix1, P.L. Lambin

1, J.F. Grant

1, M. Windham

1, and P.

Merten2;

1University of Tennessee, Dept. of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN,

2USDA Forest Service, Asheville, NC.

18. Monitoring Ips populations and correlating their association with pine mortality. Chandler S. Barton

1, Larry D. Galligan

1, Steve R. Clarke

2, Jim D. Smith

3, and Fred M.

Stephen1;

1University of Arkansas, Dept. of Entomologym, Fayetteville, AR,

2Forest Health

Protection, USDA Forest Service, Lufkin, TX, 3Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest

Service, Pineville, LA.

19. Climatic effects on the habitats of Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford) (Curculionidae:

Scolytinae: Xyleborini) in the southeastern United States. Rabiu Olatinwo1, Douglas

Streett2, and Christopher Carlton

1;

1Louisiana State University, Dept. of Entomology, Baton

Rouge, LA, 2USDA Forest Service, Pineville, LA.

20. Parasitoids to the Rescue?: Biological Control Efforts Against Emerald Ash Borer in

Tennessee. Greg Wiggins1, Jerome Grant

1, Paris Lambdin

1, Nick Hooie

1, and Jonathan

Lelito2;

1University of Tennessee, Dept. of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN,

2Emerald Ash Borer Rearing Facility, USDA APHIS PPQ, Brighton, MI.

21. Using Remote Sensing with On-Site Assessments to Determine Associations Among

Tree Health, Tree Mortality, and Predators of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Abdul

Hakeem1, Jerome Grant

2, Greg Wiggins

2, Paris Lambdin

2, Rusty Rhea

3, Frank Hale

4, and

David Buckley5;

1Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research Center, Lubbock, TX,

2University of Tennessee, Dept. of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN,

3USDA

Forest Service, Asheville, NC, 4University of Tennessee, Soil, Plant, & Pest Center,

Nashville, TN, 5University of Tennessee, Dept. of Forestry, Knoxville, TN.

22. Developing buprestid beetle survey protocols in the U.S. midsouth using Cerceris

fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) in advance of emerald ash borer expansion

into the region. Wood Johnson1, Mike Ferro

2, Ted McRae

3, Chris Carlton

2, Jeremy Allison

4,

and Warren Virgets5;

1USDA Forest Service, Pineville, LA,

2Louisiana State University,

Dept. of Entomology, Baton Rouge, LA, 3Monsanto Company, Chesterfield, MO,

4Canadian

Forest Service, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, 5Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries,

Pineville, LA.

23. Forest Pest Insects in North America: a Photographic Guide App (http://apps.bugwood.org/forest-insect-pests.html). – R.G. Van Driesche

1, J.H. LaForest

2,

C.T. Bargeron2, R.C. Reardon

3 , M.V. Herlihy

1, and G. K. Douce

2;

1PSIS/Entomology,

Amherst, MA, 2Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, and Professor of

Entomology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia,

Tifton, Georgia, 3U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team,

Morgantown, WV.

24. The Southeast Early Detection Network (SEEDN) App (http://apps.bugwood.org/seedn.html). – C.T. Bargeron

1, D.J. Moorhead

1, S. Aultman

2, and

G.K. Douce1;

1Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia,

Tifton, GA, 2 South Carolina Plant Pest Detection and Nursery Certification Programs,

Department of Plant Industry, Clemson, SC.

25. Breeding for resistance to adelgids in Abies fraseri, Tsuga canadensis, and Tsuga

caroliniana. – Ben Smith1, Fred Hain

1, and John Frampton

2;

1Dept. of Entomology, North

Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources,

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

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